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Area normalization of the renal region of interest in radionuclide renography data analysis: A misconception

✍ Scribed by S.K. Chirala; S.N. Ragu Kumar


Publisher
Elsevier Science
Year
1990
Weight
244 KB
Volume
41
Category
Article
ISSN
0883-2889

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✦ Synopsis


Relative renal function is estimated by comparing the area under the second segment of the curve from the renal region of interest in a renographic study. We have examined the problems arising out of area normalization of the renal region of interest in the data analysis for relative renal function evaluation. Error analysis by computer simulation proves that this method of data analysis is highly misleading and erroneous.